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Predator Mission Aircrew Training Systems
L-3 Link Simulation & Training
Arlington, TX
817-619-2000
www.Link.com
L-3 Link Simulation & Training (L-3 Link) was recently awarded a contract option from the U.S. Air...
Application Briefs Aerospace
Field Swappable Underwater Storage Unit
+39 0575 26979
www.seco.com
The Centre for Maritime Research and Experimentation (CMRE), an executive body of NATO’s Science and Technology Organization (STO), is an established scientific...
Application Briefs Aerospace
Reconfigurable Integrated-Weapons Platform
716-805-2008
www.moog.com/rwip
Moog Inc. Space and Defense Group and its defense-industry partner, DRS Technologies, recently introduced a new Reconfigurable Integrated-weapons Platform...
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Pseudo Satellite, Potential Disrupter, Flies on Sunlight
It used to be that the defense sector set the bar for hi-tech electronic developments, which were then adapted, subject to security veto, and then applied to commercial aviation....
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Rolls-Royce, Purdue Partner on Jet Engine Design
Rolls-Royce and Purdue University have formed a $33 million jet-engine research and development program to create next-generation aircraft propulsion systems.
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Vistara Deploys SITA AIRCOM and Network Technology
SITA and SITAONAIR have completed the joint implementation of aircraft communications, airline operations, and network connectivity for Vistara, the joint venture between Tata Sons Ltd...
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Lockheed Martin LM-100J Starts Taking (A Similar) Shape
Wing production for the first Lockheed Martin LM-100J commercial multi-purpose freighter has begun in Marietta, GA, which is also home to the C-130J Super Hercules final assembly...
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Slim Wing Can Reduce Aircraft Fuel Use and Emissions by 50%
NASA and Boeing are designing a longer, thinner, and lighter wing that requires a brace, or truss, to provide it with extra support. The lower-drag wing will reduce both fuel burn...
INSIDER Materials
Material Sniffs Out Fuel Leaks and Fuel-Based Explosives
Alkane fuel is a key ingredient in combustible material such as airplane fuel. Yet it’s difficult to detect and there are no portable scanners available that can sniff out the...
INSIDER Aerospace
New Material Eliminates the Need for Aircraft Deicers
Scientists have developed a liquid-like substance that can make aircraft wings and other surfaces so slippery that ice cannot adhere. The slick substance is secreted from a film on the...
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Airbus Bring Four Dimensions to Airspace
As Airbus looks to launch new-engine option (neo) aircraft, it has announced it is also launching a new cabin brand it calls “Airspace by Airbus.” In essence, Airbus is hoping that its...
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Ground Testing Begins on the GE9X
In mid April, ground testing began on the first full GE9X development engine at GE Aviation’s Peebles Testing Operation in Ohio. The GE9X engine will power Boeing’s new 777X aircraft. According to...
INSIDER Robotics, Automation & Control
UAV Can Launch Aerial Missions from Underwater
Researchers at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory in Laurel, Maryland, have developed an innovative unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) that can stay on station beneath the water...
INSIDER Defense
Tiny UAS Could Be Warfighters’ Eyes in the Sky
The basic small-unit fighting capability of the Army is the squad. One of its weaknesses is broad-area situational awareness, particularly in unfamiliar environments, according to Col. Phil...
Articles Sensors/Data Acquisition
Next Generation FPGAs for Electronic Warfare Systems
Designers of virtually all electronic warfare system applications exploit CPUs and FPGAs, each offering unique strengths and advantages for handling a wide range of tasks. This diversity...
Articles Materials
Managing the Impact of Nanomaterials in Aerospace Manufacturing
As the aerospace industry continues to make improvements to safety, comfort and affordability of aircraft, nanomaterials are making their way into more elements of aircraft...
Articles Test & Measurement
Turbine Flow Meters: Technology-of-Choice for Measuring Critical Fluid Flow Applications
The aerospace industry has some of the most difficult operating conditions imaginable. Sensors of all kinds used in this industry must stand up to the...
Articles Energy
Designing a Power Generation System for a More-Electric Aircraft
It is theorized that systems and equipment for an All Electric Aircraft (AEA) will be developed 20 years hence as a More-Electric Aircraft (MEA) with no bleed system, which is...
Articles Aerospace
XPONENTIAL: An AUVSI Experience
At AUVSI’s Unmanned Systems 2015 in Atlanta Georgia, it was announced that the conference and trade show was being officially rebranded in 2016 to XPONENTIAL – An AUVSI Experience. The event, which runs...
Articles Aerospace
International Microwave Symposium Preview
The 2016 International Microwave Symposium (IMS2016), organized by the IEEE Microwave Theory and Technique Society (MTT-S), is the annual international meeting for technologists involved in all...
Articles Data Acquisition
Developing an Auto-Synchronized Multi-Avionics Protocol Data Bus Acquisition System
A modern aircraft includes multiple intelligent subsystems that aid in communication, navigation, and surveillance. These subsystems, called line replaceable...
Application Briefs Aerospace
Design Software
Collier Research Corporation
Newport News, VA
757-825-0000
http://hypersizer.com
When announcing the completion of the Bell V-280 tiltrotor fuselage at a press conference, Bell Helicopter leadership...
Application Briefs Defense
Night Vision Displays
Daisy Data Displays
York Haven, PA
717-932-9999
www.makeitdaisy.com
United States Coast Guard officials required night-vision goggle compatibility for the flat panel display systems used in the...
Application Briefs Defense
Fuel Flow Meters
Hoffer Flow Controls
Elizabeth City, NC
252-331-1997
www.hofferflow.com
Hoffer Flow Controls, Inc. recently received a new contract to supply 575 fuel flow meters as a part of the U.S. Navy’s H-53 heavy...
Products Manufacturing & Prototyping
Military Wide Band Amplifier
Lansdale Semiconductor, Inc. (Phoenix, AZ) has announced the continued availability of the ML1590/BGA military wide-band RF amplifier, National Stock Number (NSN) 5962-01-280-2203. The ML1590 is supplied in (8)...
Products Test & Measurement
50 GHz Handheld Combination Analyzer
Keysight Technologies, Inc. (Santa Rosa, CA) has added six millimeter-wave models to its family of FieldFox handheld analyzers. The flagship model is the industry’s first handheld combination analyzer...
Products Defense
Axial and Radial Seals
Morgan Advanced Materials’ (Windsor, UK) Seals and Bearings business offers quality axial and radial seal components for applications with severe service conditions. Morgan’s components are highly thermally...
Products Manufacturing & Prototyping
31–36 GHz Receiver
Richardson RFPD (Geneva, IL), Inc. announced the availability and full design support capabilities for a new receiver from M/A-COM Technology Solutions. The XR1020-QH is a 31–36 GHz receiver with a noise figure of 3...
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